Ealing Writer and Director Named Film London Lodestar 2022
Panel of judges selects Yazmin Joy Vigus as one to watch for the future
Yazmin Joy Vigus
Yazmin Joy Vigus, a Director’s Assistant living in Ealing has been named as a Film London Lodestar 2022, the annual list honouring the innovative creators and practitioners to watch from across the capital.
Yazmin is an emerging writer & director whose BFI NETWORK South West-backed short film Mermaids recently had its World Premiere at the BAFTA-qualifying Underwire Film Festival 2022, where she was nominated for Best Directing. She currently works as Director’s Assistant on a Netflix HETV show whilst being mentored by the director as part of a training scheme with Netflix—a post she applied for through Film London’s Equal Access Network (EAN).
Yazmin was selected for the BBC Writersroom Cornish Voices 2020-21, to develop an original TV pilot. She continues to develop original projects for film and television. Her ambition is to create and support intimate, emotionally complex (primarily, but not exclusively, female-led) stories that combine humanity and humour for the screen, at a world class standard.
She said after being named on the list of this year's Lodestars, “Film London EAN were so supportive in helping me take the next steps in my career, at a time when my future felt uncertain. Even when I had applied for roles and it hadn't worked out, EAN continued to support and encourage me through the process until I found the right job for me.”
The list celebrates those within Film, TV and Games who shine with outstanding creativity or craftsmanship, tipped to go on to ever greater works in coming years. Selected from a pool of hundreds of people, Lodestars reflects the breadth of talent across London’s screen industries, celebrating a variety of successes from festival circuits and distribution deals to community and environmental impact and gallery residencies. Film London Lodestars seeks to reinforce upcoming Londoners making great strides globally, putting London firmly on the map.
A jury panel comprising London based industry professionals each representing distinct areas of expertise selected the final list. The jury’s selection is based on criteria which takes into account the success and creativity around work already completed and the forward progression of each shortlisted talent. Consideration is given to three areas: Artistic Excellence, Creative Vision and Momentum.
Since being established in 2019, the Film London Lodestars have gone on to achieve critical and commercial acclaim. This includes Marley Morrison and Michelle Antoniades (Lodestars 2020) whose debut feature Sweetheart won the Audience Award at the 2021 Glasgow International Film Festival, with Michelle winning Breakthrough Producer at the 2021 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) and Lodestar 2020 Nell Barlow winning Breakthrough Performance for her role. Lodestar 2019 Koby Adom has gone on to direct episodes of BBC’s Noughts and Crosses and Netflix’s Top Boy. Koby’s production company DBK Studios has recently partnered with Sky Studios on a short film series titled Unearthed Narratives.
Adrian Wootton OBE, Chief Executive of Film London and the British Film Commission, said, “I am thrilled to congratulate Ruth on becoming a Lodestar 2022, selected from an incredibly high calibre of talent encompassing a wide range of sectors and practices, reflecting Film London’s relationship with creatives across the screen industries.
“Now in its fourth iteration, Lodestars is proving to be a true marker of industry – and London - talent, with alumni going on to achieve mainstream distribution and critical recognition for their work and whilst doing so helping pave the way for others to follow suit. With the content boom still at large and thousands of job opportunities across the board, it is vital that we continue to support and champion new, bold and diverse voices and stories on and behind the screens. I am incredibly excited by the opportunities that await this year’s Lodestars."
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July 21, 2022